shot down
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Russia's military said that its air defence units had intercepted or shot down 326 Ukrainian drones over a number of regions overnight.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It was first to publicly announce an end to the exchange with Israel and avoided crowing about the downing of the Apache as it had when other American aircraft were shot down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Local authorities said air defences shot down 59 drones overnight and that three different districts of St Petersburg had been hit, although no one was killed.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
But just seven pitches into his start, Freddie Freeman sliced an opposite-field shot down the left-field line.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Now the summer was upon them, the captain had not been shot down, and he said he had the grippe.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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